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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i3-12100 - 94 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - €112.67 vs €272.66
- Up to 58% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-11900KF - €1.21 vs €2.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 60 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
94
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.9/FPS
41%
Price, €
€272.66
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF, processore per sistemi desktop sbloccato 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
93
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.67
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i3-12100
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
€20.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,169.07
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65 FPS
€19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,249.9
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77 FPS
€19.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,483.05
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48 FPS
€24.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,172.51
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56 FPS
€27.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,519
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84 FPS
€17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,499
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56 FPS
€17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€976.9
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48 FPS
€19.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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56 FPS
€26.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,479
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77 FPS
€16.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,254.9
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